Manchester City extended Ronaldo's contract for five years!
Ronaldinho committed to Manchester City for seven years!
And then Lampard, Pirlo, and Zambrotta followed. Manchester City announced a series of contract extensions, giving the impression that even though some key players had already left, there were still many core players the club could rely on!
There was also news about Drogba, but it didn't spread as widely as the stories about Ronaldo and the others.
After that came news that shocked the entire British public.
Since the city's inclusion was more about the broader network of coal workers than Manchester being a major coal center itself, City announced that they had partnered with the Manchester Alliance for Community Care (MACC) to support miners, ex-coal workers, and families affected by industrial diseases in Greater Manchester.
The Manchester Guardian wrote: "Manchester City Step Off the Pitch — Into the Community."
